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100

What is the formula for calculating SPEED?

Distance / Time

100

What is the formula for calculating VELOCITY?

Displacement / Time

100

Acceleration occurs when an object is _________ ___, _______ ______, and/or __________ ___________.

Speeding up, Slowing down, Changing direction

100

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

Hint: it's an equation!

Force is equal to mass times acceleration

F = ma

200

If you lived 60 miles away from school, and your SchoolBus travels 60 miles per hour, how long would it take the SchoolBus to travel from your house to school? 

1 hour

200

The difference between SPEED and VELOCITY is that VELOCITY also includes ____________ .

Direction

200

Acceleration occurs when there is a change in:

a. time

b. speed

c. position

d. velocity

d. Velocity

200

In a Distance vs. Time graph, what will the graph look like if the object is NOT moving?

A flat line

300

What is the formula for calculating DISTANCE if you already know the SPEED and the TIME?

Distance = Speed x Time

300

Avery walks 30 feet East in 10 seconds. What is her VELOCITY?

3 feet per second East (3 ft/s E)

300

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate. TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE

300

What is the equation to calculate TIME if you already know the DISTANCE and the SPEED?

Time = Distance / Speed

400

Give 3 examples of units for SPEED:

Possible Answers:

meters per second (m/s), kilometers per hour (km/hr), miles per hour (mph OR mi/hr), feet per second (ft/s), etc.

400

Give 3 examples of units for VELOCITY:

Possible Answers:

meters per second North (m/s N), kilometers per hour East (km/hr E), miles per hour South (mph S OR mi/hr S), feet per second West (ft/s W), etc.

400

Give 3 examples of units for ACCELERATION:

Possible Answers:

meters per second squared (m/s2), kilometers per hour squared (km/hr2), feet per second squared (ft/s2), etc.

400

What is Newton's 3rd Law?

Hint: Think of a rocket ship!

The Law of Action-Reaction: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

500

How are speed, velocity, and acceleration related?

Possible answers:

They all have a component of speed - they all have to do with motion

They all have distance and time units 

500

A helicopter flies South 200 miles in 2 hours. What is its VELOCITY?

100 mph South

500
If you take a turn but do not change your speed, you do not accelerate. TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE

500

What is the difference between BALANCED and UNBALANCED forces?

Balanced forces: Net force = 0

Unbalanced forces: Net force > 0